Hi Jeff. Where can one hear some of your stuff?

Hi Steve! Thanks so much for asking!

For right now, the best source to hear these tunes(some of my originals) is actually from the Ventures Fan Fest DVDs.
For example, at last year's show(2015) we Pickniks played several of them. Here are those titles:
"Nomad", "Breaking Point!", "Gear Jammin' ", "Red Headed Woodpecker", and "Second Wind".

Since then I've composed several more, and expect we will be showcasing them this year!
OK...here's a few of the new titles..."Switchback", "Mindsweeper", and..."Ventures In Space".  More to come? Maybe!
Also! Grant has a new original, last year we played his "Fiesta de San Marcos", this year we will feature his newest creation!
Grant just mentioned this to us last week; sorry...I don't yet know what the title is of that one!

Jeff G.

Rich,

I have 2 basses. but I don't practice with them very often because the guitar itself keeps me very busy.
So all I can say string-wise, is that I much prefer round-wounds on my guitars.
They are 9>42 (Same as Nokie)

Jeff G.

Walt, thank you for presenting that thought, I've been thinking about this too.
I'll gather together some ideas; I believe there are projects that could be mutually beneficial.
I'll speak about this with my bandmates...more on this later...

Thanks Walt!

Maybe I'm just high enough at 5' 9"... and Hey!, I don't use any drugs! LOL! I'm high on life!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

May it bring peace and joy to all!

It may seem difficult to find a bassist now, but it was nearly mission impossible back in the early to mid sixties.
Back then everybody wanted to play lead guitar, but fortunately, by way of attrition, many guys switched to bass.
A very few though, like Grant continued to play lead, rhythm, or bass, and excel at each. A rare bird for sure!
We played from early 1964 through mid 1966 before we finally landed a bassist. Roger Stolar was the lead guitarist
for The Minutemen, but he traded away his guitar for a Kent bass and a Silvertone amp to join us "Quests".
That worked out to be a longtime solution.  Roger was a Ventures Fan and was with us until his passing in 1998.
(We all did play in other groups through years, as when Roger and I were together in "Party Lights, John and Grant
were members of other bands.)  But we 4 guys always got back together, our camaraderie was magnetic.
It is to be noted that in the early years of Bob Spalding's group "The Nomads", they had the same problem, no bassist...
Apparently, back then(early 60's), there was a nationwide shortage of bassists. In these times, that situation is resolved.
However, there forever remains the problem of finding the right player that fills the bill of requirements.
These searches are a tough assignment, we all hope for the best that you find the perfect player for your group,
and that this will be a player that sticks long term.

Hi Leon, welcome to Fans Of The Ventures!
Great guitar, I'd love to have it, but I'm not adding to my collection--we're running out of storage space!

A BIG THANK YOU for Sandra Spalding, for sharing with us, her photos of this Fabulous Ventures event!